The World Health Organization (The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged Nigeria and other member states to adopt Global Cancer Initiatives to enhance cancer prevention, treatment, and control. WHO Country Representative, Walter Kazadi Mulombo, made this call in Abuja on Tuesday during the 2025 World Cancer Day commemoration, emphasizing the importance of initiatives such as […]
By Chimezie Ebosie & Harriet C. Ijeomah In Orji, a village in the Umuduru Autonomous Community of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area in Imo State, frustration has been boiling over for years. The youth, fed up with the lack of progress, took to the streets on January 4, 2025, expressing anger while marching toward the […]
The Federal Government of Nigeria has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening domestic resource mobilization to ensure the sustainability of the national HIV response and reduce reliance on foreign aid. The move comes in response to potential shifts in donor policies, including the U.S. administration’s temporary suspension of foreign aid for development programs, which initially raised […]
The Enugu State Government has launched ultrasound services at Primary Health Centres (PHCs) in a bid to enhance maternal and child healthcare. The Enugu State Primary Health Care Development Agency announced the initiative on its official Facebook page, noting that the services will initially be available at PHCs in Abakpa and Asata every Tuesday from […]
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised alarm over the severe child malnutrition crisis affecting the northwest and northeast regions of Nigeria. According to UNICEF Representative Cristian Munduate, nearly 5.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM), with projections showing an increase of one million cases by […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has unveiled a nationwide campaign, “Catch Them Young,” targeting drug abuse prevention among teenagers and youths in Nigeria. The initiative was officially launched on Wednesday at Government Girls Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port Harcourt. NAFDAC Director General, Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, represented by the South-South Zone […]
The Paediatric Association of Nigeria has sounded the alarm over escalating child malnutrition rates, identifying it as a major contributor to 45% of childhood deaths in the country. “The burden of malnutrition in Nigerian children is alarming as it directly reflects the state of the national economy,” said the association’s President, Ekanem Ekure, during the […]
In a move to improve healthcare services in Rivers State, the West Africa Container Terminal (WACT)-APM Terminals Nigeria has installed solar power systems at two primary healthcare centers in its host communities. The beneficiaries, the Model Primary Healthcare Centre in Onne, Eleme Local Government Area, and the Model Primary Healthcare Centre in Ogu, Ogu/Bolo Local […]
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have reinforced their collaboration to tackle drug trafficking within Nigeria’s maritime domain. This renewed commitment was highlighted during a courtesy visit by NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), to NIMASA’s Director-General, Dayo Mobereola, at the agency’s Lagos […]
The Rotary International Foundation has approved $2 million in grants to improve maternal and child healthcare in Nigeria under its Programme of Scale initiative. This announcement was made on Tuesday by Past District Governor Victor Onukwugha during a press briefing ahead of the foundation’s Trustee Chairman, Mark Maloney’s visit to the country. Onukwugha explained that […]
